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02/12/2007, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: long island NY
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will i gain anything from all live rock
Hey i want to do a 95g tank and i wanted to know if i will gain anything from doing all live rock insted of doing live with some base. Is it gonna make a big difference.
thanks chris Last edited by chris31; 02/12/2007 at 02:04 PM. |
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02/12/2007, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, NC
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What big difference? Price?
The only differences will be the capability of your biological filter and appearance. If you used say 60# LR and 60# base rock, you'll only have half the bio-filtration for a few months (until the base rock becomes live). If you keep your bioload low during this period then you should be fine. |
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02/12/2007, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: N.California
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I agree. Basically, I started with all LR because I wanted to be up and running quickly. My second reef started with about 40% LR. The base rock will become colonized fairly quickly. As stated before, just watch the bioload.
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